Dozens of members of the National Defense Forces militia, which includes fighters loyal to the Syrian regime, were killed or wounded on Tuesday, in a minefield in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
The SY 24 correspondent in Deir Ez-Zor said that, “at least 30 fighters from the militia were killed, along with the militia leader in the city of al-Mayadin, Muhammad Tayseer al-Zahir, as a result of the explosion of landmines while militia members were combing the area in the Badia regions.”
He stated that, ”the explosions targeted a group of 40 militia members and took place near the al-Taym oil field near the city of al-Muhassan.”
On Aug. 2, 2020, six members of the National Defense Forces were killed or wounded, following an attack by the Islamic State on a checkpoint near the al-Kharata oil field in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The last period has also witnessed repeated confrontations between the National Defense Forces, the security services of the regime, and Russia-funded militias in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, which led to the death and injury of fighters from all sides.
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